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Fab Food Plant

A blank slate

Tuffy’s Pet Foods Company, a multimillion dollar enterprise, invested in another small town for its treat business with a greenfield build

Kristen Kazarian

May 26, 2021

KLN Family Brands wasn’t looking for just another plant when it partnered with CRB for a new facility.

Lessons Learned

Insights from other industries help processors advance their methods

Casey Laughman

April 13, 2021

Other industries have long been ahead of food and beverage in areas such as automation, but processors are drawing on that knowledge to modernize their own operations.

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ABB sells first American-made robot

Factory in Michigan begins production with material handling robot

Casey Laughman

March 14, 2017

The first ABB robot made in the United States has been sold, marking a milestone in ABB’s U.S.-based robot production.

Heat and Control fryer with external support module

Protein Processing

Solving meaty challenges

Protein processors can have trouble meeting production demands, if they’re working with out-of-date manufacturing spaces and equipment.

Wayne Labs

January 6, 2016

While many protein processors need to speed up their operations, there are many stumbling blocks thwarting their efforts.

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Rockwell adds to PartnerNetwork program

Eleven new members expand the company’s network of automation solutions for the connected enterprise.

Jeremy Gerrard

October 27, 2015

The PartnerNetwork program is a collaborative effort between global manufacturers that share solutions and ideas to improve and optimize performance.

PMMI opens registration for PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Jeremy Gerrard

April 16, 2015

PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has opened registration for 2015’s PACK EXPO Las Vegas which features the largest show floor in the history of the event.

North Dakota flour mill expands to become largest in US

Jeremy Gerrard

September 29, 2014

A $27 million expansion to North Dakota’s state-owned flour mill needed to meet demand will make the facility the largest wheat-grinding factory in the US, a company executive told the Associated Press.

European Manufacturing Strategies Summit seeks nominations for industry award

Jeremy Gerrard

July 7, 2014

In celebration of the tenth annual European Manufacturing Strategies Summit, event organizers announced the inaugural European Manufacturing Leadership Award.

Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference 2014

Integrating leading edge-automation with operational excellence

Shane O'Halloran

June 4, 2014

Food and beverage companies are facing an increasingly competitive environment that demands familiarity with leading-edge automation and processing and packaging solutions.

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